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Leveling the Cake
By AzWench
No cake emerges straight from the oven perfectly straight and flat
- N/A
White Chocolate Frosting
By AzWench
Combine cream, sugar, and butter in saucepan
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups white chocolate(cut in small pieces)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Butterfly Basil Chicken
By AzWench
Farfalle means "butterfly" in Italian, and my kids just love eating the little bow tie-shaped pasta
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (6-ounce) boneless and skinless chicken breast halves
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
- 2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
- 8 ounces farfaline (tiny bow-shaped pasta) or farfalle
- Chopped fresh Italian parsley for garnish
Daddy's Biscuits
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- Cooking spray
- 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 2 cups self-rising flour (see Note), plus more for dusting
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, well shaken
Ms. Humble's Lemon Snickerdoodles
By AzWench
Zest your lemons over your mixing bowl to capture any of the oils released
- 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter, room temperature (but still firm)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- zest of two large lemons
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup coarse sugar or sanding sugar for rolling
Chocolate Mint Brownie Bites
By AzWench
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 50 whole Andes Mints
- 1 stick 1/2 Cup Butter, Softened
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 ounces, weight Unsweetened Chocolate
- 2 whole Eggs
- 3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoons Mint Extract
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 ounce, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Chopped Fine
Five-Spice Shanghai Short Ribs with Shanghai Barbecue Sauce
By AzWench
Make the rub: Combine the 5-spice powder, salt, sugar, and pepper in a small bowl and whisk to combine
- For the rub:
- 3 to 4 pounds beef short ribs, bone-in
- 2 tablespoons Chinese 5-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon teaspoon fine grained sea salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground white pepper
- For the Shanghai Barbecue Sauce:
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/3 cup Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing) or dry sherry
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar, or more to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon peeled, minced ginger
- 2 scallions, white and green parts minced
- You’ll also need:
- 1-1/2 cups wood chips or chunks, soaked for 1 hour in water to cover, then
- drained
Artisan Fire Pizza Dough
By AzWench
This Neapolitan-inspired pizza dough utilizes a blend of bread flour and Tipo '00 flour — the Italian flour used ...
- 50 ml lukewarm tap water
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 5 grams active dry yeast
- 700 ml cold tap water
- 450 g Caputo Tipo ‘00 flour
- 800 g unbleached bread flour
- 45 g kosher salt
Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
By AzWench
In a large bowl, combine all of the salad ingredients, tossing until well mixed
- FOR THE SALAD:
- 4 cups shredded cooked chicken (See Kelly's Notes)
- 3 cups shredded Romaine lettuce
- 2 cups shredded purple cabbage
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts)
- 1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced into batons
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup crispy chow mein noodles
- FOR THE DRESSING:
- 3 Tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tablespoons suar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon
- fresh black pepper
Honey-Lime Chicken
By AzWench
Basic chicken and rice gets a sweet and tangy twist
- 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp. McCormick Ground Tumeric
- 1/4 tsp. McCormick Ground Ginger
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- salt
- McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper
- 2 c. white rice, cooked, for serving